Early epidemiological analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak based on crowdsourced data: a population-level observational study

Summary: Background: As the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progresses, epidemiological data are needed to guide situational awareness and intervention strategies. Here we describe efforts to compile and disseminate epidemiological information on COVID-19 from news media and social...

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Main Authors: Kaiyuan Sun, PhD, Jenny Chen, BSc, Cécile Viboud, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:The Lancet: Digital Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589750020300261